Internal-combustion engine.



C. W. WEISS.

I INTERNAL'COMBUSTXON ENGINE.

APELICATION FILED ov. 1, 1917.

l,%63,173. Patented Apr. 16,1918] K ATTORNEY.)

' bastion engines of that oiess in which fuel 011, when the eng 19 isi'zmr o veneer certain new use z 1% one Cal-RE To all whom meg; come-m:

Be it known t at L Cem- VL L the UH? e5. the boroughof iirooki n of theYork, in the Stete oz 4 Yo moms in Interim Combustion erence being heelto the ac drawing, Iormmg e hereof.

This Invention reieies io izieinel comthe J, 1 160.

continuously and iii which, i1 zreiore delivery of oil to Hie cyiinieror cylinders be continued Wi. the engine is stop r-ed lufle-ss provisioni ole io prevem the continued flow he foe oil.

The objeet of the invention vis to provide oniomatic means which shallopere'iie when She engine stops to prevent the further flow oi (iii andshell opeieie-when the is started and is running i0 permit eh-o properflow of oil. The invention. .Wiii. be more fully explained herein-zine)?with I5 Ierence to the accompanying drawing in ivhieh ie is illustratedand; in Whieh,--

Figure 1 is o view in eievetion of an internel combustion engine whichis equipped. with the invention.

. Fig. 2 is e detail View in section oi? one form. of the device forpreventing of oil when the engine is stopped. a

Fig. 3 is a, View of the some, portly elevation and pea-fly in section,on the plaice indicated by the broken line of Fig. 2, looking in thedirection of the arrows. I

F ig. i is a view in eieveiion iiiusbmiis g a slightly diierentembodiment of the ii1- VGIliJiOIl.

In the engine shown which may be taken as an iiiiistre'tionei type ofeio; ,gine to which the invention may Toe 21ppiied', the fuel oil issupplied under con' stent pressure from a tank a, through a suitableconductor 6, to the fuei inlets 0, through which it is admitted to theoyiinders d, represented as arranged in pairs above the crank easing e.The engine is shown as provided with the usual crankshaft f andfly-Wheel 7'.

At some convenient point in the oii co nductor b, b is interposed acut-off 'veive 2 As shown in Figs. 2 end the valve casing g, which formsthe continuation of and; connection between the pen-ts b 5 of stem oroperofiing. arm g of the iiioek carries a. pin 9, which enters e n in anarm iz ofo fiiotion st; 0 72, embi'ees the lightly a friction (ire-Kshaft The strep if is-pref- "s which are held. i togei'zher by 31' Awith interposed spring Zr," so that the fiction strep shell be burnedwith the show when file latter beins to rotate out shall not offersubsteniiei resistance during the eon tinned roteiiom spring A isconnected at one end to e fixed point 1:", in line with the axis of theshaft" f and the axis of the velvebioei; g and m; the other end to e pinfixed in the enc of the arm 2%, so thee tiie'tenciency of the spring isto hold she arm k in central position and tiierei" to heir theveive-block g in closed position. The friotion oi the strep 1 2, on thedisk 7, when the shaft f is rotating, is sufielem io 0"4-316OIH8 thetension of the spring 0 theft. as soon asjshe rotation of she sheik costhe mom is opened thereafter is held open. On the other hand, as soon asthe engine stops and the rotation of the shaft ceases thespringimmeziieteiy pulls the velvebiook 9 so that it euis oi the flow of oil.if: will be observed that in this consex-action. the awning of the shag7 in either direction Wiii open time vaive and permit tie flow of oil.

it may beidesirei, in some instances, to provide meens'whereby thestarting of'the engine in one direction only shall be per mitted, ihestefling of the engine in the opposioe direciion being prevented. An embodimeiit of the invention adapted for this purpose is shown in Fig. 4,In this coilstrootion the valve-block g" has a single passageway g whichis normally out of line of the oil conduit, as shown in Fig 4;, butarm70% J A eonmression ,J

tion 01:. the strap 7&

"The 1357521; has. eonneesecl, ms at 1e i't'riction. band h, which eion'disk: on the shofi: f. pring k eomiecte. the

ids cc Z1016. the'arm in central position against a stop k and to hoizithe valve inclosed position.

rotation of the friction disk 7' in a 'se iiii'eetion acts" withsufficient", Erie to move the arm b 70 enai to hold itin posi- 1 L outnob with sun TiGLi.

z inert the. spring non. with the valve open, ficieni fiiotion to offersubstantial resist Movement of rotation of fine disk 7, in the oppositedirection, however, immedicteiy acts, in. a well known'nmnner throughthe bone} in, to move the arm. 70" in the opposite direction so as toclose the valve, The movement of the on, if in this direction continuesuntil it strikes the arm 7& and the blocking of the further movementthereby then causes the friction band 7& to act as a powerf'oi brakeupon the shaft 7 thereby locking it against rotation in a; counterclockwise direction is well as shutting cii om "ow of oil.

Vari us; other embodiments of the in ention Wiii readily suggestthemselves in w .eW of she foregoing and the invention therefore notlimited to the particular construction shown in (he accompanying claims.

' 1 c1 .11 as my invention:

3.. 111 an internal COIIlbUSiJlOn engine the combination with means tosupply fuel oil under pressure, of o shut-0E Valve to prevent or permit.the flow of oil, means to close the valve and devices actuated by therote- Lion of one engine shaft to open and hold open the veive,

2. In internei combustion engine" the 1.933, .n u a and described.except as pointed out combination with means to supply fuel oil underpressure, of hue-of vaive inteo posed in the oii CU'i'LCiL 1, :1 springacting norme l y' to hole. the 1a.. ve closed, and devices actuated. bythe rotation oi the engine shaft to open and lucid open the whine" 3. inan interim}combuseio engine/the combination with means go eu opiy fueloil under pressure a shut-off "valve interposed in the oil conduit,means tending normally inc close izhe valve a, friction disk mounted onthe engine elicit, a, frictionbond embracing the disk, mic; meansactuated byxtne friction between the bane and the disk as the shaftrotates to open valve 4. In an internal combustion engine, thecombination with moons to supply fuel oil under pressure of e shut-offwaive interposed. in the oil conoliit, spring connected with fake valveand tending to close the some, on ogeroiing seen Fed. to the valve, 3,griction disk monnie'ri on the engine shaft a friceion e bmkingeotion ontoe enei't when. tne shei'b rotaiee in one direction, and to open theand how, it

open when the shaft rotates in one opgoosite direction,

Sp8C].i?"U this 3521111 1 day of the valve to

